List of Pixies tribute albums

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A number of tribute albums to the Pixies , an American alternative rock band, have been recorded since the band's break-up in 1993. Artists featured on the albums range from American rock bands, such as Weezer, OK Go and Eve 6, to lesser-known European bands. The first widely released Pixies tribute album, Death to the Pixies—We're Better!, was released in February 1998 as the result of a Pixies cover contest in the Netherlands that was launched by the magazine Oor, the radio station VPRO and the record label Play It Again Sam.

Contents

Death to the Pixies: We're Better! (1998)

Label: Play It Again Sam (Netherlands) [1]
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Gigamuffin"Pixels5:14
2."Where Is My Mind?"Crackity Jones2:40
3."Isla De Encanta"Persil1:50
4."I Bleed"Homer2:47
5."Pixies Are Dead (Ed Is Dead)"Ed2:13
6."Waar Is Mijn Hoofd?"Koos Kreuk2:19
7."Gigantic"Brotherhood Foundation3:45
8."Where Is My Mind?"Miss Universe4:18
9."Is She Weird"Seedling4:14
10."Hey"Telefunk3:57
11."I've Been Tired"Jonus3:43
12."Here Comes Your Man"Zea4:05
Total length:41:05

Pixies Fuckin' Die! (a tribute) (1999)

Label: LifeLike Records [2] [3]
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Bone Machine"Hard Candy3:47
2."Alec Eiffel" An April March 2:27
3."Where Is My Mind?"Underwater4:24
4."U-Mass" Mollycuddle 5:29
5."Dead"Twinkie2:04
6."Velouria"Twelve244:45
7."No. 13 Baby"Moth Wranglers4:57
8."Allison" Garageland 2:38
9."Gigantic"Allison With One4:31
10."Subbacultcha"Engine2:30
11."Distance Equals Rate Times Time"J Stroke featuring La Loba4:11
12."Tame" Jarboe and The Trepaners2:38
13."Gouge Away"Bethany Curve3:49
14."Ed Is Dead"Melon3:09
15."Into the White"Drekka3:37
16."Monkey Gone to Heaven"Bonfire Madigan3:12
17."River Euphrates"The Interstellars5:15
18."Silver" Bluebottle Kiss 4:02
19."The Holiday Song"Glass Candle Grenade2:26
20."Wave of Mutilation"No Wings Fins or Fuselage3:39
Total length:1:09:55

Where Is My Mind? A Tribute to the Pixies (1999)

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Label: Glue Factory Records [4]
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No.TitleArtistLength
1."Allison" Eve 6 1:24
2."Alec Eiffel" The Get Up Kids 3:01
3."Velouria" Weezer 3:54
4."Monkey Gone to Heaven" Far 5:04
5."Trompe Le Monde" Braid 2:10
6."Wave of Mutilation" Superdrag 2:08
7."Manta Ray"Teen Heroes3:54
8."Tame" Local H 2:02
9."Gigantic" Reel Big Fish 2:30
10."The Holiday Song" The Siren Six! 2:55
11."Where Is My Mind?" Nada Surf 4:18
12."Gouge Away" The Promise Ring 3:00
13."Here Comes Your Man" Samiam 3:14
14."La, La, Love You" Weston 2:43
15."Caribou" Sense Field 3:58
Total length:46:15

tribute to the Pixies (2000)

Label: Invisible Records (Japan) [6]
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No.TitleArtistLength
1."Trompe le Monde"Ca-p2:10
2."Debaser" Beat Crusaders 2:12
3."Here Comes Your Man"Penpals2:14
4."Debaser"Feed4:19
5."Planet of Sound"Mo'some Tonebender2:10
6."Wave of Mutilation"Naht3:46
7."Alec Eiffel"Drumkan3:35
8."Dead"Radio Active3:18
9."Levitate Me"Seafood4:22
10."Bone Machine"Cowpers5:09
11."Gigantic"Wakusei4:08
Total length:37:23

hey: A Pixies Tribute (2003)

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Label: FrankBlack.net users [8]
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Debaser"Mother Universe 
2."Allison"Bison 6 
3."Mr. Grieves"Ledergeist 
4."Blown Away"Avelimp 
5."I've Been Tired"New Retros 
6."Subbacultcha"Grozio 
7."Planet of Sound"The Dale Nixons 
8."Bailey's Walk"Jim McLuckie 
9."Bone Machine"Nunyeit 
10."Broken Face"Dave Noisy vs The Claw Machine 
11."River Euphrates"zenEQ 
12."Palace of the Brine"Jeff America 
13."Alec Eiffel"Cameron Brown 
14."Manta Ray"Prion 
15."There Goes My Gun"Asterid 
16."Isla De Encanta"Big Big Love 
17."All Over the World"Nam June Robot 
18."Where Is My Mind?"Derek Olson 
19."Monkey Gone to Heaven"The Cut*off 
20."Silver"Mike DiSanto 
21."The Holiday Song"Clootie 
22."Levitate Me"Perfume & Cigarettes 

La La Love You Pixies! (2004)

Label: Düsseldorf (Sweden) [9]
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No.TitleArtistLength
1."Distance Equals Rate Times Time" Doktor Kosmos 0:56
2."Here Comes Your Man" Mattias Alkberg BD 4:33
3."The Holiday Song"Hell on Wheels4:03
4."Broken Face" Quit Your Dayjob 1:19
5."Bird Dream of the Olympus Mons"Radius2:46
6."Monkey Gone to Heaven" Hamell on Trial 2:58
7."Bone Machine"Laakso2:32
8."Velouria" Nathan Larson 3:16
9."The Happening"It's a trick, it's a trick4:47
10."Gigantic"Hello Goodbye2:50
11."Wave of Mutilation"David Fridlund och Sara Culle2:26
12."Distance Equals Rate Times Time"Doktor Kosmos1:11
Total length:33:37

Dig for Fire: A Tribute to Pixies (2007)

Label: American Laundromat Records [11]
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No.TitleArtistLength
1."Ana"Morning Theft2:09
2."Break My Body" The Rosebuds 2:08
3."Down to the Well"Dylan in the Movies3:11
4."Wave of Mutilation" Joy Zipper 3:02
5."Gigantic" OK Go 4:13
6."Stormy Weather" Bedroom Walls 2:53
7."Gouge Away" Mogwai 2:30
8."Motorway to Roswell" Knife & Fork 4:55
9."Havalina" They Might Be Giants 2:37
10."Alec Eiffel"Bunnies4:06
11."Monkey Gone to Heaven" Elk City 4:11
12."Hey (Double Dragon Redux)"Fashion Victims3:07
13."Here Comes Your Man"The Commons with Elizabeth Harper3:24
14."Where Is My Mind?" John Strohm 4:07
15."Caribou (Instrumental)" British Sea Power 6:28
16."Subbacultcha"Superman's Wheelchair1:59
Total length:55:00

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